These local Civic Groups work autonomously under their own bylaws and objectives, but most often with a city-wide benefit as a goal. Contact information available in The Times Newspaper. Status of grant or start-up monies from city not completely known.
The Womans Club:
Suzi Chaapel, President
The Lions Club:
Dr. Bill Heron, President
The Baseball Association: leases space from city to display baseball memorabilia in city hall. Display was formerly housed in Old Telephone Exchange, now home of Kudzu Arts.
Art Fest: Led by The Lions Club, Woman's Club and representatives of Businesses Assoc., and other civic groups, a 501(c)3 non-profit tax exempt for purpose of presenting Fall Festival.
Status: Receives grant monies from city as co-sponsor for marketing expense. Returns a sum of profits to benefit worthy group in city. This year has chosen as beneficiary The Norcross History Center, Inc., a non-profit that seeks to found a museum.
Norcross Neighbors: formerly the Norcross Homeowners Assoc. Manages and coordinates The Tour of Homes (founded 2002). Group maintains a website, and email; hosts social activities and fund-raisers.
Status: receives $15,000 grant and services from city to initiate Corners-Crossing Race in conjunction with Peachtree Corners Civic Assoc.; status other grant monies not known
Pat Eidt, President
The Historic Preservation Alliance, Inc. (a privately-held non-profit board) a/k/a "The Plaque Committee"-a 501(c)3 tax exempt foundation arm of the Norcross Neighbors group that utilizes profits from the Tour of Homes (organized 2003). Treasury is not public.
Status: receives grant monies from city to co-sponsor marketing activities for Tour of Homes.
Josh Bare, President
The Progressive Development Committee: Informal discussion group meeting weekly. Presents development and improvement Plans before city meetings; maintains email and produces bi-monthly newspaper The Times.
Pierre Levy, Chair
Bill Barks, The Times
The Norcross Business Association, Inc.
Status: Receives city grant monies from time to time for various marketing activities
Chuck Paul, Chair
The Classic Car Club: purpose of sharing enthusiasm for classic cars and presents Classic Car Show each spring.
Status: Receives grant monies from city for marketing expenses.
Dodger Deleon, President, The Deleon Foundation
Save Historic Norcross, Inc. (a non-profit): education, community outreach, preservation, and conservation activism (founded 2004). Group maintains a website and email list, co-hosts educational forums with other civic groups, contributes articles to various publications
Status: Pays for public information campaigns out of their own pockets. Donated proceeds from spring fundraiser to the Museum
Anne Webb, President
The Latin American Youth Association:
(Status: leases building from city for $1/a year)
Kudzu Art Zone: Workshops/website
Status: leases building from city for $1/a year; receives grant monies from city approx. $40,000 to renovate building in 2007
Vince Maiello, President
The Norcross History Center, Inc. (an independent, non-affiliated non-profit Board, newly founded 2007 and consisting of a cross-section of representatives of the Womans Club, Save Historic Norcross, African-American Community, Baseball Association, and others interested in historical preservation and education for purpose of founding a Museum in the city and utilizing senior citizens and others as volunteers.
Status: Group has presented 3-year Business Plan to City Council 2007; City Manager has identified start-up funding for first 3 years; Council has donated $3,200 "seed" money for start-up expense and incorporation. Pending is the Proposal for leasing building from city for $1/year and any money for the three-year plan.
Anne Webb, Chair
The Garden Club
Status: not known
Other beneficiaries of council monetary donations:
Various Norcross High, Summerour Middle and Norcross Elementary School programs
The Gwinnett County Community Improvement District (CID)
